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Stångåstaden has reacted by threatening Bahnhoff with legal actions, unless Bahnhoff would send out a correction letter composed by Stångåstaden, which Bahnhof refused to do. <ref name=":0" /> | Stångåstaden has reacted by threatening Bahnhoff with legal actions, unless Bahnhoff would send out a correction letter composed by Stångåstaden, which Bahnhof refused to do. <ref name=":0" /> | ||
===Stångåstaden's response=== | ===Stångåstaden's response=== | ||
When Fredrik Törnqvist, CEO at Stångåstaden was interviewed by [https://www.corren.se Corren], he claimed that the reason for the legal threats was that the mail from Bahnhof to their customers made it seem like Stångåstaden was doing something illegal. After some pressure, Fredrik conceded that the fees could be seen as a form of a hidden rent, since this net rent is a big deal of the companies economy and thanks to it they did not need to increase the advertised rent. He then fell back on the claim that Stångåstaden did nothing illegal. <ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2025-05-07 |title=Corren |url=https://www.corren.se/nyheter/linkoping/artikel/hard-kritik-mot-stangastaden-efter-hojda-avgiften-forjavligt/rk3nm0zl}}</ref> | When Fredrik Törnqvist, CEO at Stångåstaden was interviewed by [https://www.corren.se/nyheter/linkoping/artikel/hard-kritik-mot-stangastaden-efter-hojda-avgiften-forjavligt/rk3nm0zl Corren], he claimed that the reason for the legal threats was that the mail from Bahnhof to their customers made it seem like Stångåstaden was doing something illegal. After some pressure, Fredrik conceded that the fees could be seen as a form of a hidden rent, since this net rent is a big deal of the companies economy and thanks to it they did not need to increase the advertised rent. He then fell back on the claim that Stångåstaden did nothing illegal. <ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2025-05-07 |title=Corren |url=https://www.corren.se/nyheter/linkoping/artikel/hard-kritik-mot-stangastaden-efter-hojda-avgiften-forjavligt/rk3nm0zl}}</ref> | ||
==Fallout== | ==Fallout== | ||
This incident highlighted a problem that despite internet being almost a necessity nowadays and not a luxury, the providers are not regulated the same way as providers of other necessities (such as electricity or water) are. According to the Tenant`s association, tenants in public housings in Sweden pay much higher price for the Internet compared to home owners.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2024-12-16 |title=The Tennant`s association |url=https://www.hyresgastforeningen.se/fortroendevald/maries-kronikor/2024/hyresgasternas-bredband-en-dyr-historia/}}</ref> This indicates that Stångåstaden is not the only company who practices similar fee schemes.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /> The incident has started a movement (led by Bahnhof) that attempts to convince politicians to make further regulations that will take the connection to the internet into account <ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=2025-08-13 |title=Bredbandsupproret |url=https://bredbandsupproret.se/}}</ref> | This incident highlighted a problem that despite internet being almost a necessity nowadays and not a luxury, the providers are not regulated the same way as providers of other necessities (such as electricity or water) are. According to the Tenant`s association, tenants in public housings in Sweden pay much higher price for the Internet compared to home owners.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2024-12-16 |title=The Tennant`s association |url=https://www.hyresgastforeningen.se/fortroendevald/maries-kronikor/2024/hyresgasternas-bredband-en-dyr-historia/}}</ref> This indicates that Stångåstaden is not the only company who practices similar fee schemes.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /> The incident has started a movement (led by Bahnhof) that attempts to convince politicians to make further regulations that will take the connection to the internet into account <ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=2025-08-13 |title=Bredbandsupproret |url=https://bredbandsupproret.se/}}</ref> | ||